140 pounds of marijuana found in truck's fuel tank in Victoria County

A Victoria County deputy discovered 140 pounds of marijuana in the fuel tank of a white Ford pickup on U.S. Highway 59 near state Highway 185 at 8:45 a.m. Thursday.

The deputy with the Special Operations Unit Interdiction Team of the Victoria County Sheriff's Office found the drugs packaged in 40 bundles, according to a news release from the sheriff's office.

Both occupants of the truck - Ramon Garza Jr., 36, of Alton; and Maribelle Rodriguez, 34, of Alamo - were arrested on charges of possession of marijuana between 50 and 2,000 pounds. They were then taken to the Victoria County Jail.